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Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program Announces Impressive Emissions Reduction
Fri, 11th Apr 2014A flash report published by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced that the Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program has achieved a 22% reduction in emissions after the third year of the program, compared to base-year emissions.
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Croatia GBC Holds Sixth Better Building Brunch
Tue, 8th Apr 2014The Croatia Green Building Council (HSZG), in collaboration with the British Embassy in Croatia, recently held its sixth Better Building Brunch. The event, on 30 January 2014, had the theme, “Green Economy in the UK.”
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Update from the Emirates GBC
Tue, 8th Apr 2014A lot has been happening for the Emirates GBC. See below to find out the latest news.
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GBC Opportunity: Explosion Green Live Online Conference
Thu, 3rd Apr 2014Explosion Green Live is David Gottfried’s latest invention to bring the vision and details of green building trends, wisdom and transformation opportunities to all GBCs. Following Gottfried’s release of his Explosion Green book upon USGBC’s 20th Anniversary at Greenbuild 2013, Gottfried undertook the project of personally curating and interviewing 40 of the world's foremost thought leaders in green building and sustainability, including Rick Fedrizzi, Jane Henley, Mark Ruffalo, William McDonough, Amory Lovins, Art Gensler, Janine Benyus, Paull Hawken, Nils Kok, Che Wall and dozens more.
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ACCADES Partnership Promotes GBC Co-operation In the Americas
Thu, 3rd Apr 2014The region of Central America and the Caribbean has identified an opportunity to establish a partnership between countries of the region. The Central American and Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Development seeks to combine the efforts of the different countries to promote market transformation towards sustainability in the construction sector, taking into account the specific conditions and needs of the Central American and Caribbean region. The ACCADES is an alliance on a smaller scale within the American`s Network that was almost naturally generated by the similarities (in their markets, climate and socioeconomic conditions) of the countries that comprise it.
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WorldGBC Congress 2014 - Join Us in Sao Paulo!
Wed, 2nd Apr 2014Calling all forward-thinking GBCs
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WorldGBC Launches MIT Climate CoLab Contest
Mon, 31st Mar 2014Through a partnership with the MIT Climate CoLab contest, the WorldGBC seeks your ideas to create public demand for green buildings that can meet the values of the occupants and empower the public to enter the conversation of how buildings are designed and created for them.
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Green Building Awards Gain Momentum
Wed, 26th Mar 2014The inaugural Asia Pacific Regional Network Leadership Awards in Green Building have gained momentum, with an awards partner and two high-profile judges announced.
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Around the World In 80 Market Briefs
Mon, 24th Mar 2014The World Green Building Council’s Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) facilitates interactions between national green building councils and cities around the world, with the aim to create partnerships and collaborations that leverage synergies to rapidly accelerate the uptake of green building.
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Register for Global Infrastructure Basel Summit
Wed, 19th Mar 2014Are you ready for a challenge? Recent estimates say that around 75% of the infrastructure that will be in use in 2050 doesn’t yet exist. This means immense global infrastructure investment needs for decades to come, all in the context of the need for Climate Action, Sustainable Energy for All, and the post-2015 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Hong Kong GBC to Host WorldGBC Congress in 2015
Mon, 17th Mar 2014The World Green Building Council is pleased to announce that our 2015 Congress will be hosted by the Hong Kong Green Building Council.
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Greenbuilding Brasil Call for Proposals Still Open!
Mon, 10th Mar 2014It's not too late to submit a proposal for Greenbuilding Brasil 2014! The premier event on Brazil's green building calendar, this year's conference will also include the WorldGBC Congress, so don't miss this chance to get involved. The call for proposals is open until Friday 14 March.
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